diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index e84816d02117..0362974854e9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -2222,6 +2222,9 @@ static int trace__add_syscall_newtp(struct trace *trace)
 	if (perf_evsel__init_sc_tp_uint_field(sys_exit, ret))
 		goto out_delete_sys_exit;
 
+	perf_evsel__config_callchain(sys_enter, &trace->opts, &callchain_param);
+	perf_evsel__config_callchain(sys_exit, &trace->opts, &callchain_param);
+
 	perf_evlist__add(evlist, sys_enter);
 	perf_evlist__add(evlist, sys_exit);
 
@@ -2318,6 +2321,7 @@ static int trace__run(struct trace *trace, int argc, const char **argv)
 		pgfault_maj = perf_evsel__new_pgfault(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ);
 		if (pgfault_maj == NULL)
 			goto out_error_mem;
+		perf_evsel__config_callchain(pgfault_maj, &trace->opts, &callchain_param);
 		perf_evlist__add(evlist, pgfault_maj);
 	}
 
@@ -2325,6 +2329,7 @@ static int trace__run(struct trace *trace, int argc, const char **argv)
 		pgfault_min = perf_evsel__new_pgfault(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN);
 		if (pgfault_min == NULL)
 			goto out_error_mem;
+		perf_evsel__config_callchain(pgfault_min, &trace->opts, &callchain_param);
 		perf_evlist__add(evlist, pgfault_min);
 	}
 
@@ -2347,21 +2352,6 @@ static int trace__run(struct trace *trace, int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &trace->opts, NULL);
 
-	if (callchain_param.enabled) {
-		if (trace->syscalls.events.sys_exit) {
-			perf_evsel__config_callchain(trace->syscalls.events.sys_exit,
-						     &trace->opts, &callchain_param);
-		}
-
-		if (pgfault_maj) {
-			perf_evsel__config_callchain(pgfault_maj, &trace->opts, &callchain_param);
-		}
-
-		if (pgfault_min) {
-			perf_evsel__config_callchain(pgfault_min, &trace->opts, &callchain_param);
-		}
-	}
-
 	signal(SIGCHLD, sig_handler);
 	signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);